Politics & Government
Area Votes: House Amends Mandatory Sentences for Minors
An account of legislative votes in the General Assembly.
The Pennsylvania House and Senate voted to amend a number of existing bills in its most recent session, including a title that dictates sentences for children convicted of a crime under the age of 16.
Under the house’s approved amendments of the bill, approved on Tuesday, a person under the age of 16 convicted of aggravated assault will face a minimum sentence of two years. Additionally, a child age 13 or below convicted of third degree murder will face at least 13 years of imprisonment.
The house also voted on an amendment Tuesday to a bill to expand the state definition of “wild animals” to include all primates, hedgehogs and chinchillas.
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The house also approved an amendment to Senate bill 894 on Thursday that states all township managers over the age of 65 are eligible for township-funded Medicare.
In the Senate, a bill amending the state’s vehicle statues to include information on proper bicycle use on area roads was approved in a 45-5 vote.
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Review the bills and how the area’s representatives voted below:
House of Representatives:
HB601: An amendment of the State’s Judiciary and Judicial Procedure statutes that establishes additional mandatory sentences for juvenile offenders, approved in the House 196-1.
- Yes: Pamela DeLissio (D-194) and Cherelle Parker (D-200)
HB1398: An amendment of the state’s game and wildlife statues to further the definition of “wild animal” for permit purposes was approved in the House in 193-0.
- Yes: Pamela DeLissio (D-194) and Cherelle Parker (D-200)
SB894: An amendment of a Senate bill that allows for township managers over a certain age to receive Medicare from the townships employing them was approved 188-0
- Yes: Pamela DeLissio (D-194) and Cherelle Parker (D-200)
Senate:
HB170: An amendment to a House bill that dictates the proper procedure for bicycles using roadways shared with cars and confirming bicycle rights on area roads was approved 45-5.
- Yes: Vincent Hughes (D-7)
- No: Shirley Kitchen (D-3)
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